The 2013 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in NY
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The 2013 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting convened with more than 1,000 global leaders in business, government, and civil society September 23-26 in New York City to address the world’s most pressing challenges.
The 2013 Annual Meeting was structured around a single theme: Mobilizing for Impact.
This theme explores ways CGI members and member organizations can be more effective in leveraging individuals, partner organizations, and key resources in their commitment efforts. Mobilizing the right entities – and allowing them to reach their full potential – creates lasting and scalable success. This builds on CGI’s 2012 theme, Designing for Impact, which encouraged the design of purposeful commitments from the outset.
Clinton Global Citizen Awards Honorees and Entertainers included:
Honorees:
•Malala Yousafzai, Campaigner for Girls’ Rights, The Malala Fund
•Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor, City of New York
•Elias Taban, National Bishop of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of South Sudan and Uganda
•Bunker Roy, Founder and Director, The Barefoot College
•Jessamyn Rodriguez, Founder and CEO, Hot Bread Kitchen
•Adam Lowry, Co-Founder and Chief Greenskeeper, Method Products PBC
•Eric Ryan, Co-Founder, Method Products PBC
Appearances by: Vice President Joe Biden, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; Nicholas Kristof, columnist, The New York Times; Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and president, Mary Robinson Foundation for Climate Justice; M. Sanjayan, lead scientist, The Nature Conservancy; and Diana Taylor, managing director, Wolfensohn Fund Management
Performances by: The Roots, Elvis Costello, Malian musician Fatoumata Diawara. The Musical Producer was Randy Jackson.